75 years of rich
history to curate
and call upon, and
the SCCA Archives
techs (MAIN) are
up to the task.

CELEBRATING THE 75TH

The SCCA celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2019. Throughout
the year, the Club will honor this
significant milestone in many ways,
including specially branded events,
publications, and gear. It is a unique
opportunity to celebrate and
remember our role in the history of
American motorsports and to talk
about what we want for the future
direction of the organization. One of
the ways the Club remembers its past
is through the SCCA Foundation, which
plays a significant role in preserving
our collective memory of the past 75
years through the SCCA Archives.

Following the relocation of the
Archives to its new home at the
International Motor Research Center
in Watkins Glen, N. Y., an amazing
amount of work has been performed
to catalog, organize, and properly
store all of the materials that comprise
our Club’s recorded history. Each
month, in 2018, the Foundation’s
articles on this page of SportsCar
featured a different aspect of this
amazing collection. From Region
publications to event dash plaques,
from race programs to driver records,
the stories resulted in many member
e-mails relating fond memories of
events or offering additions to the
Archives collection. And to offer
more information on this process,
the IMRRC’s lead Archivist, Jenny
Ambrose, will be a featured speaker at
the SCCA National Convention as part
of the 75th anniversary celebration.

In addition to helping the Clubcelebrate the history behind thismilestone, the Foundation is lookingahead to 2019 and beyond. Ofcourse, each year we have significantfundraising goals to cover ourcommitment for the continuedArchives work ($30,000 annually)and the growth of the Tire Rack StreetSurvival program (around $35,000annually). This is in addition to ouron video the living memory of ourClub from long-term members whoexperienced so many amazing eventsand accomplishments first hand.We also look to continue the terrificgrowth of participation by SCCARegions in the Tire Rack Street Survivalprogram, which set a new record forthe number of schools held in 2018.Through this program, the Club ishaving a meaningful impact savingthe lives of teen drivers, the verypeople we need to ensure that theClub continues for another 75 years.Fundraising will continue to becritical to the Foundation’s futuresuccess. The generosity of our fellowClub members has been both amazingand touching. Whether in the formof small additions to membershiprenewals or entry fees, larger checksfrom Regions holding charity events,or estate donations by those whoremembered us in their will, allof the donations the Foundationreceives go directly to support thesegreat programs. Members can alsolook forward to another excitingsweepstakes in 2019 as our majorfundraising mechanism. But theFoundation Board also challengeseach member and Region to find anadditional opportunity to chip in tothe fundraising efforts that ensure theFoundation will continue to grow theseimportant programs into the future.The Foundation also welcomesdonations of time and passion.Perhaps the teen driving programhas a special place in your heart,maybe the Archives preservation workspeaks to your inner historian, or youmay have a special skill or talent forfundraising and grant writing – theFoundation Board welcomes volunteersfor committee work and specialprojects throughout the year. If you’dlike to learn more about how youcan get involved, please write to usat info@sccafoundation.org.historical support of the Formula SAEcompetitions and awards, as well asthe new funding support for the VETMotorsports program, which hasalso been featured on these pages.Among the future-looking projectsunder consideration for the SCCAFoundation Board of Directors is thepressing need to expand the availablestorage space at the IMRRC, which willbe part of a major capital campaignconducted in conjunction with theResearch Center. The Foundation isalso exploring the funding of an “oralhistory” program for the Archivesthrough which we would record